, 1887-07-14
TELEGRPHIc DISPATCHES,
Information Found.


this morning prints series of letters |
and affidavits found among the effects of |
the late Abner L. Blake, formerly in the |
| United States customs service at Port |
Townsend and who died undsr myster- |
ious circumstances at Chicago last May |
while on his way to Washington. The
article shows that Blake, who had been |
removed from the customs service, held |
to the opinion that q. +. Beecher, son |
of the late Henry Ward Beecher, who |
holds responsible position in the Gus
| toms service ot Port Townsend, had de-
frouded the government and in one in
stance had withheld from an informer
the amount due him, growing out OF |
large opium seizure. Tho seizure in
question consisted of fourteen barrels of |
opium, which was found hidden in an
Alaskan bay, having been placed there
| by the steamer Idaho, The seized |
opium was sold by the Government for
S32, 900, of which the informer, G. NJ. |
Rouse. was to have received about S16,-
600. In the papers of Blake it is shown |
that Cinnamon named All Cooy, OF
| Victoria, was substituted as Dunning's |
| informer and given O small sum of
money. These and other serious charges
of other irregularities were made by
Blake to the officials at Washington, but
as no attention was paid to them, Blake
started east with them, but was induced |
to stop at Chicago. and there died st the
hospital. In letter written by Rouse
he expresses the belief that Blake there
met "Bill' Minty, formerly employed on
the steamer Evangel by Beecher, and
that he met foul play, resulting in his
death, to prevent exposures. All OF
Blake's papers fell into the Chronicles
hands, and it will print them in sxtsnso.
Among them are o number affidavIts
charging that Beecher paid out various
amounts for expenses and for govern
ment supplies. in the last instance col
lScting moro from the government than
paid ont
There can be but little doubt that
Major Blake was seriously i'll before he
left here for the east, and there was evil
dence that his mind was affected. He
seemed to be apprehensive of inpend-
ing danger OF some kind.-ED.l
Cleveland wsn't Go.
WASHINGTON, July Under date of
July 4th President Cleveland writes to
Mayor Francis. of st. Louis, stating that
on account OF hostile expressions on the
part OF certain members o! the Grand
Army of the Republic in regard to the
prepriety OF his visiting St. Louis at the
time OF national encampmet, he had de-
cided not to mako the visit.
1Hsrmons in the South.
OHARLEsToN, 8. c., July 7-Aormon
missionaries have been working for some
time in Richmond county, Gsorgia, ard
have made number of proselytes among
the ignorant country people. The mis-
sIonaries worked the people into such
! a state Of excitement that people OF edu
cation organized to rid tho country OF
Tie MoImons. The missionaries have
been warned to leave ct once, but they
defy all threats, and lis is probable that
more potent measures vii! be Iesorted to.
The Loeusts.
PERHAM. Mimi, Jbly THE sur
rounding country ID alive with locusts
and everywhere the grass and streets are
covered with them. On clear day mil
lions can be seen going as the with car
ries them. Crops are entirely destroyed
to the roots. Their rnvages have only
begun and the increase Of insects is be-
yond computation.
Death or Ben. Holiday.
PORTLAND, Or, July 9.-Ben. Holli.
day, of Pony express fame, died at st.
Vincents hospital here last evening.
His body will probably DO buried here.
through no arrangement has yet been
made. His estate, il not sacrificed, will
pay all debts and leave a handsome mar
gin. His property in East Portland is
worth 100000.
McGlynn Exeommunicated.
New York, July 9.-Dr. McGlynn re-
turned from the west last night, and ON
opening his mail found letter from
Archbishop Corr1gan formally notifying
him Of his accommodation from the
Roman Catholic church.
MoIIie Garfield.
COLUMBUS, O., July 9-It is announced
today that Miss Nollie Garfield, OF Men
ton, daughter of tho late President Gar
field, will be married soop to Stanley
Brown, who was private secretary to
President Garfield.